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2025-07-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date 1 August 2024

Period end date 31 July 2025

From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Harrow Chinese School

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 801653

Charity's principal address
c/o Pinner High School
Beaulieu Drive, Pinner
Middlesex
Postcode HA5 1NB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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11		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
(ifany)
WingSun Pang Chair
Elaine Li Treasurer
Tracy Siu-
Fragoyannis		 Treasurer
Chi Tin Lei
Anson Chuang
Tak Fong Winnie
Wan
Raymond Tang

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

How the charity is constituted

Trust

Trustees and Committee members are appointed at AGM. Trustee selection methods

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)		 Teaching Chinese in the Cantonese dialect and Traditional Writing.
The School use teaching materials specially developed by the UK Chinese
Schools Association for local students. We focus our teaching on listening,
speaking, reading and writing Chinese.
We encourage activity-based learning and participate in cultural activities
including calligraphy, story-telling and festive card design competitions.
Lessons are conducted face to face in classrooms located in Pinner High
School. We also offer a Chinese Dancing Class – the students perform
regularly to external audiences across the region.
The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.

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Section D Achievements and performance

During the year, there were 145 pupils who attended Cantonese Chinese Summary of the main classes from nursery to GCSE Level Standard. achievements of the charity during the year We are proud that:

• Our GCSE Level pupils have continued to achieve excellent examination results.

• Our School took part in various Chinese calligraphy and writing competitions and achieved impressive results.

Section E Financial review

Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period.
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
Amount of reserves held
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern.		 Gross 24/25 fees were kept in line with the 23/24 fees, however, the
school decided to provide a discount to student fees in order to fulfil the
donors’ wishes in relation to furthering the teaching of the Cantonese
language and culture, by encouraging more students to continue with
their studies.
After taking into account the fee discount, the net financial position was
c£2,000 loss which is in line with the expectations of the Trustees.
It is the policy of the trustees to retain in unrestricted reserves, amounts
which in their judgement, can help to mitigate the effects of income
volatility and retain funds to meet current and future operational activities
of the charity.
In 22/23, the school received a donation of £30k which was considered to
be restricted. The donor confirmed during 24/25 that the donation was
unrestricted and should be used where it is needed most as long as it is
in line with the school’s charitable objectives.
At the end of 24/25, the reserves were £153k which was unrestricted in
its entirety.
There are no funds which are in deficit.
There is no uncertainty about the charity continuing as a going concern.

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Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Wing Sun Pang Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)

Date 25 May 2026

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on page		 Charity Name
Harrow Chinese School		 Charity Name
Harrow Chinese School		 Charity Name
Harrow Chinese School
31 July 2025 Charity no
(if any)		 801653
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(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: 

  - examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,

  - • to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and

  - • to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body:
Address:
 Date: 25 May 2026
Winnie Wong
Watford

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Nil

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HARROW CHINESE SCHOOL Charity no: 801653

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025

£
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
INCOMING RESOURCES
School fees – net of discount
Dance / Chinese painting class
Chinese New Year income
Bank interest received
Other income
Donations
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
RESOURCES USED
Teachers' allowance
Hire of classrooms and hall
Dance / Chinese painting class
Text books / Stationery
Chinese New Year expenditure
Other expenditure
TOTAL RESOURCES USED
Transfer between funds
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
BALANCES AT THE START OF THE YEAR
BALANCES AT THE END OF THE YEAR
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 JULY
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand
Prepayments
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accruals and deferred income
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
TOTAL FUNDS		 Unrestricted
Restricted
33,489
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2,634
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1,673
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416
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468
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-
-		 2025
Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
33,489
39,860
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2,634
2,955
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1,673
1,470
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416
466
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468
1,124
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10,719
-		 2024
Total
39,860
2,955
1,470
466
1,124
10,719
38,680
-		 38,680
56,594
-		 56,594
(14,898)
-
(14,358)
-
(1,364)
-
(4,577)
-
(868)
-
(4,715)
-		 (14,898)
(16,290)
-
(14,358)
(16,323)
-
(1,364)
(3,812)
-
(4,577)
(3,229)
-
(868)
(582)
-
(4,715)
(4,855)
-		 (16,290)
(16,323)
(3,812)
(3,229)
(582)
(4,855)
(40,780)
-		 (40,780)
(45,091)
-		 (45,091)
30,000
(30,000)
27,900
(30,000)
125,220
30,000		 -
(2,100)
11,503
-
155,220
113,717
30,000		 11,503
143,717
153,120
-		 153,120
125,220
30,000		 155,220
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-
-
-
-
-		 2025
179,254
4,412
-
-
-
-
183,666
-
-
(30,546)
-
-
153,120
-
-
153,120
-
-		 2024
181,721
4,901
186,622
(31,402)
155,220
155,220
- 153,120 155,220

The Board of Trustees approved the financial statements on 25 May 2026 Elaine Li - Treasurer 20

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